Deputy Headteacher
Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 1HG41 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2027
Closing date
31 August 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
20 July 2026
Job details
Job role
- Deputy headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- L21-25
Deputy Headteacher job summary
Applications are invited for the full-time, permanent post of Deputy Headteacher at St. Joan of Arc Catholic School & Sixth Form, Rickmansworth.
Working alongside a newly appointed Headteacher and experienced Deputy, the successful candidate will be a key driver in ensuring that the provision for all our students, continues to be innovative and challenging, providing them with opportunities for growth and leadership as they prepare for a fast-changing world in the 21st Century. Other key responsibilities will be determined according to the appointed candidate’s strengths and professional interests.
St Joan’s has an excellent reputation and is consistently ranked as a high performing school. We place an emphasis on helping each child reach their full potential and provide a safe, loving environment where our students can grow, develop and succeed.
Please note that as per Diocesan guidelines and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England & Wales , there is a Genuine Occupational Requirement that this post be filled by a practising Catholic, and a Priest’s reference will be sought in advance of interview confirmation.
The successful candidate will:
• Have a strong personal faith which will nurture and promote the school’s distinctive Catholic ethos;
• Ensure that all children are valued as individuals
• Promote the highest standards of teaching and learning
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of the curriculum
• Demonstrate experience of developing and leading whole school initiatives
• Commit to maintaining and further developing partnerships between the school, our parents, the parishes and the wider community
• Have excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
Visits to the school after the summer break are very welcome and details to arrange these from the beginning of the new academic year are in the attached candidate pack.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School
- Organisation type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1198 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
St Joan of Arc Catholic School is a comprehensive, Catholic, 11-18 co-educational school of approx 1250 students, including 200 in the Sixth Form. Academic results are consistently high and the school is heavily oversubscribed.
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